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Born:
August 20, 1942 in Cleveland, OH
Death:
April 14, 1995 in New York
Biography:When he co-founded the Free Southern Theater company, director "Gilbert Moses" became an important pioneer of American black theater. Over the course of a career that encompassed work on stage, screen and television, Moses won numerous awards, including the Obie, for directing Imamu Amiri Baraka's "Slave Ship" (1969), and a 1975 New York Drama Critics Circle for Taking of Miss Janie. Some of Moses' television efforts include episodes of "Roots", Benison and "Law & Order". Moses only directed two movies: "Wilier Dynamite" (1974) and "The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh" (1979). ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
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